Democrats have regained control of both the U.S. House and Senate, which means Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson will no longer be the Speaker of the House when a new Congress is sworn in January. But Johnson, who was re-elected to a sixth term, says Republicans will not stop fighting to defend the Constitution and protect the foundations that makes America great.
“We will continue pressing forward with our agenda of common sense and our vision to make America great again. Come 2028, we will take back the House, and we will finish this job,” Johnson said.
Louisiana Radio Network has learned Johnson will not run for House minority leader. Democrats are expected to win about 255 House seats, well above the 218 needed to secure a majority.
Louisiana Republican Congressman Steve Scalise from Jefferson Parish could transition from House Majority Leader to House Minority Leader. Scalise vowed that as Republicans transition to the minority, he will act as a primary opponent and “firewall” against Democratic and socialist-aligned policies.
“We will not allow socialism in this country. We’ll fight against it, and I will lead the charge to make sure we get back into the majority, because we’ve got a lot of work to do to get this country back on track,” Scalise said.
New Orleans Democratic Congressman Troy Carter says with Democrats in control of Congress they can now provide the necessary check to President Trump’s power.
“Some might say that our country has been so far off its kilter; but tonight, we balanced it. Look at the numbers across the country; the people of our country have spoken. They want change,” Carter said.
Carter says the President’s failed policies and empty promises is why Democrats have regained the majority.
“When the President said, on day one, he was going to reduce the price of eggs and rice and bread; it didn’t happen. He said he would never take us to war, but we’ve been in war. And he said once we got there, we’d be out in six weeks. It’s 10 months. We all deserve better. America deserves better,” Carter noted.
Carter will begin his fourth term in the U.S. House in January. He’s currently the First Vice Chair of the Legislative Black Caucus.
